San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-08-05

News from Robert Summerlin, Esq.,
who lie now In Mexico, asserts that he
has made a sale of 100000 acres OF land
in Tamsulipas to an English syndl'
cate,
MIR. Carlos Bee having resigned the
presidency OF the Belknap Literary and
Debating Society, Mr.. W. L. Rote has
been elected to the vacancy thereby
created.
Uncle Sans sharpshoOters use
rifles that will kill at miles and Uncle
Sam has plenty OF men In our depart
ment team who can hit dead center
bulls eye at that distance.
The prOhlbs complain that several
ladies serving ice cream, ETC., on the
west side OF Alamo plaza, were badly
treated by jeers and the blowing OF
smoke In their faces.
Mitchell Herbert, cOlored man,
while out buggy riding with his girl, al
most upset her at the corner OF Crockett
and NOcOgdOches streets. They mar
rOwly escaped.
One prohibition clerk at the polls
WAS taken sick yesterday and was IN
bad way until he got good dose OF
whiskey. 1t is said that after this he
voted "anti."
Henry Krempkau, John Mushall and
Tom Dunbar worked hard yesterday 10
corral the anti-vOters In that brewery
wagon.
The ladies should never again ven
ture out to the polls In San Antonio.
They ought to profit by their severe les
son of yesterday.
Sisters Of charity do not go out and
make themselves ridiculous at the polls
on election day. Every citizen respects
the sisters for not unsexing themselves
that way.
The San Antonio Rifle association
| find their old range south side Of Powder
house hill, almost inadequate for their
| purposes, and have secured range In
another part OF the city, which will con-
tain N 500 and 900 yard distance.
The river, near Commerce street
bridge, is in disgrsceful condition. The
waters are covered with Shiny weeds,
dead animals, and foul refuse is seen,
and the OdOr Ia certainly not that OF
cologne.
The Fort Worth Mail has cartoon
representing Fritz Schreiner, displaying
empty pockets and making him say,
"Nein, dis dond vas our flight nod at
| III, Jul rOntLuohSuuiy oSh"Ds 'oo'. 'OSS
pockets at !!
"A lady bought a load OF fuel on the
plaza yesterday for 20 cents and gave
the Mexican dollar and he refused to
give her change unit j she called police
man, who arrested the fellow. He found
he was in tight place, sal he had
made a mistake and was released.
Sanitary Inspector Oppermann Is
| liz ha iaVhf a. N
old, unripe and sunburned wateTmelons
exposed on Military plaza daily for sale.
He takes the view that they are rnht
for food, and has instructed the pro-
ducers not to venture to sell any OF such
melons.
One gentleman through the means
OF those alleged bogus special dispatches
published In contemporary yesterday,
lost 500 on wager that prohibition
was carried. Those dispatches were
never received at the Western Union
telegraph office, and 1t Is said, were
made up in the office.
Justice Barnes and Constable
Stevens duoked each other in the
SaladO yesterday. Ed. says Barnes
wasted SO cents worth of cartridges
shooting at a turtle which afterward
proved to be q stump sticking In the
water. Barnes says Ed. Wasted all his
Winchester cartridges shooting at min
nows.
| i. FOntaine and A. Green are making
preparations TO blry Bishop Turner, OF
Georgia. The funeral will take place al
| O'Clock. The procession will form or
Military plaza at s O'Clock, thence march
to Houston street, where the funeral
will take place at 8 O'Clock. Let all ants
rally.